Santa Clarita Arts News and Information on Past Local Events

CalArts Grad Greg Kurstin Up for Two 2017 Grammy Awards

CalArts alumnus Greg Kurstin (Music BFA 92) earned two nominations in the 60th Annual Grammy Awards announced on Tuesday.

Kurstin is nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media (“Never Give Up” from the “Lion” soundtrack) and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

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CalArts Alum Wins ‘Best Student Film’ at 2017 SF Dance Film Festival

Award-winning Deaf culture advocate, producer, choreographer and dancer Antoine Hunter (Dance 02) won an award at the 2017 San Francisco Dance Film Festival last month.
Hunter co-choreographed and performed in Qiying Lin’s short film, “Dance to the Music in your Heart.” The film was awarded an SFDFF prize for Best Student Film.

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Detroit-based Artist Collaborates with CalArtians on Music Video

Tempe Hale (Film/Video MFA 14) and Ambar Navarro (Film/Video BFA 15), both graduates of CalArts Experimental Animation Program, premiered their new music video for Detroit-based artist Stef Chura on DIY Magazine. The melancholic track, “Speeding Ticket,” is from Chura’s latest album, Messes, which will be re-released in February 2018 through Saddle Creek Records. Hale and […]

CalArtian Solo Show Underway at MaRS

Artist and animator, Eric Leiser (Film/Video BFA ) currently has a solo show at the Museum as Retail Space (MaRS) Gallery in Los Angeles. The exhibition, Time Crystals, which opened Nov. 11 and runs through Jan. 2, 2018, presents new work that explores concepts in experimental physics through holography, sculpture and video.

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New CalArts Dance Dean Takes Dance from the Theater to the Streets

With a desire to share the global reach and expansive impact of art, Dimitri Chamblas, California […]

CalArts Dancers Plan Massive ‘Impromptu’ Performance

Los Angeles’ streets are famously devoid of pedestrian activity, but those driving or walking down Grand Avenue on a December evening may encounter the controlled chaos of an impromptu dance experience.

On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m., 70 dancers from the California Institute of the Arts will present a massive ensemble […]

ArtsChangeUS and CalArts Celebrate New Edition of Groundbreaking Anthology

ArtsChangeUS (Arts in a Changing America) and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announce the release of the second edition of the groundbreaking anthology Contemporary Plays by Women of Color (Routledge Press, 2017), edited by ArtsChangeUS Director Roberta Uno.

“The need for the voices in this anthology—and the voices of the vast diversity […]

CalArts’ Graphic Design Classes in Creative Bloq’s Top 10

CalArts Graphic Design Coursera classes are the crème de la crème of online learning opportunities, according to Creative Bloq, an online magazine tracking creative trends and developments in design.

The classes are geared toward beginners and are accompanied by video lectures, homework assignments, creative prompts and additional materials.

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CalArts’ Graphic Design Classes in Creative Bloq’s Top 10

Cougar News | Art gallery Showcasing the Work of Sheldon Figoten

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery is showcasing the work of Sheldon Figoten in a one-person exhibition of new paintings. “Light Fields” is open until December 7th. Cougar News reporter Sam Delgado with more on the story!

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CalArts Alumna Laura Owens Exhibits Works at the Whitney in New York

The most comprehensive exhibition to date of the work of artist and CalArts alumna Laura Owens (Art MFA 94) opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York on Friday.

Running through Feb. 4, the mid-career retrospective will feature close to 60 paintings from the Los Angeles-based artist, covering her work from the […]

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